Activist Mercy Tarus clashed with Activist Morara Kebaso over the ownership of the slogan ‘Kenya ni Home.’ Each party has contested over the ownership of the slogan on question. The two have been using the slogan in the recent weeks.
Speaking on her X platform, Mercy blasted Morara for misusing the slogan allegedly to gain political clout. She shared on X that, “We agree on something, you go ahead and do the opposite and act ignorant. We might be facing the same enemy but our reasons differ,”
Mercy Tarus, graduated from Kabarak University in 2021. After she completed her studies she volunteered to serve at a local school for three months. Afterwards she pursued a course in hairdressing and worked as a hair dresser to make ends meet. Having interest in creating awareness on mental health issues, she writes poems.
She first went viral after she expressed disappointment with the high unemployment rate in the country and the botched Uasin Gishu student airlift program.
The program in question attracted nationwide condemnation. Many parents including Mercy’s lost lots of cash from the said program. Mercy Tarus resorted to selling porridge and mandazi to make ends meet.
Mercy has taken online activism a notch higher. Recently, she joined other Gen Z colleagues like Kasmuel Mcoure and Wanjira Wanjiru to discuss the recent Gen Z protests.
According to her online bio, Mercy is the founder of Kenya Ni Home Initiative. She also describes herself as an educationist for an organization called MEPA, a human rights defender, and a mental health advocate.
Mercy enjoys a large following on Social Media. Her online bio states that she’s the founder of the Kenya Ni Home Initiative. It also states that she’s an educationist for an organization dubbed MEPA. She’s also the author of the book titled, ” If Tomorrow Comes Without Me.,”
